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Right now I’m chilling on the couch in Liz, Kikkan and Tara’s cabin, stealing Kikk’s computer to post an update. Tara’s working out knots on Andy, Liz is hammering away at the keyboard next to me, and the room smells like massage lotion, shampoo and bananas. The banana part is…

Wow, that sure was an awesome way to start off the World Cup season!!! Not that I expect every weekend to be as wildly exciting with multiple historical US podium results, but geez that was cool. Our Women’s 4x5km relay placed 3rd, which was the first time ever in US…

WOW! I am so psyched and proud of our team’s efforts today. And by team, I mean the WHOLE team – all the girls and guys trained extremely hard and smart all summer, and the coaches and wax techs nailed it today in changing conditions! Kikkan busted out a 3rd,…

Happy Turkey Day everybody! Here’s a link to a video the US Women’s Cross Country Team just made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udBnwhK9Iv0&feature=youtu.be This is the first year I’ve been out of the US on Thanksgiving, and I realized how extremely thankful I am for skype and other forms of staying connected so I can…

Well, we made it to Munio, Finland! And the trails here are awesome, with tons of snow and even more daylight than I thought there’d be (you can see the sun on a clear day from 11:30 – 3:00). There’s a ton of international skiers here: Finland, Russia, Japan, Spain,…

Last night the Chilkoot Cafe fundraiser was the most touching and well-done send-off party I could have ever hoped for. We had many guests from the Stillwater Area, but many traveled from much farther away; Duluth, Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Boston (the longest distance traveled for sure), were all represented! Some…

Here’s a little secret: I am secretly a hoarder….of hugs and handshakes. Ever since my plane landed in Minnesota I have been rushing around trying to see as many people as possible and do as many clinics and sponsor events as I can. Because after 12pm this Sunday, I won’t…

First off, here’s a link to a super cool video on the Frozen Thunder sprint time trial presented by Cross-Country Canada and Buff! http://vimeo.com/52513533 Second, I read back through some older blog posts and came to the realization that I seem to always RANT about how much I love being…

Camp wrapped up today in Canmore with a classic sprint time trial and strength. My warmup for strength was somewhat more embarrassing than usual since I lost a bet in the race and had to wear my underwear over my tights. But that’s not all that crazy. The crazy part…

Overheard 5 minutes into the run part of the team over-distance workout this morning: “Hey…I’ll give you 10 bucks if you stick your head in that snowgun”. So then, of course, it was done. Turns out, snowguns don’t shoot out snow automatically…it starts as a stream of freezing water, which…